Kees Akerboom Sr.

Kees Akerboom Sr. (born 18 April 1952) is a retired Dutch basketball player. Akerboom is the father of Kees Akerboom Jr., who also played as a professional basketball player in the Eredivisie.^[1] He was a 2.04 m tall shooting guard.^[2]

Kees Akerboom Sr.

Akerboom, in 1980.
Personal information
Born	(1952-04-18) 18 April 1952 (age 73) Haarlem, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Listed height	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Career information
Playing career	1969–1986
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Number	12
Career history
1969–1975	Flamingo's Haarlem
1975–1985	EBBC Den Bosch
1985–1986	Virtus Werkendam
Career highlights
No. 12 retired by Heroes Den Bosch 3× Dutch League MVP (1980, 1981, 1985) 7× All-Dutch League Team (1974, 1975, 1978, 1980–1982, 1984, 1985) 5× Dutch League All-Star (1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982) EuroBasket Top Scorer (1977)

Club career

Akerboom started playing basketball at age 16 and joined the Flamingo's Haarlem under Jan Janbroers after two years.^[3]

Akerboom played with EBBC Den Bosch, with whom he reached a FIBA Saporta Cup Final in 1979.

Dutch national team

As a member of the senior Dutch national basketball team, Akerboom led the 1977 EuroBasket in scoring, averaging 27 points per game. His performance earned him a selection to the EuroBasket All-Tournament Team. Akerboom is 2nd on the all-time list of games played for the senior Dutch national team, with 182 appearances. Only Toon van Helfteren, has played more games, with 207.

Awards and accomplishments

Club

Flamingo's Haarlem^[4]

• 3× Eredivisie: (1971, 1972, 1973)
• 2× NBB Cup: (1970, 1971)

Den Bosch

• 5× Eredivisie: (1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985)

Individual

• 3× Dutch League MVP: (1980, 1981, 1985)
• 7× All-Dutch League Team: (1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985)
• 5× Dutch League All-Star: (1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982)
• FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer: (1977)
• FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team: (1977)